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PURUSHARTHA-SIDDHYUPAYA
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आत्मा प्रभावनीयो रत्नत्रयतेजसा सततमेव । दानतपोजिनपूजाविद्यातिशयैश्च जिनधर्मः॥३०॥
30. One should ever make his own self radiant by the light of the three jewels, and should add to the glory of Jain. ism by exceptional charity, austerity, worship of Jina, the Conqueror, and by learning.
Commentary.
The three jewels are, as has already been said, right belief, right knowledge, and right conduct. Prabhavana Anga is the 8th pillar of Right Belief.
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Right Knowledge. इत्याश्रितसम्यक्त्वैः सम्यग्ज्ञानं निरूप्य यत्नेन । आम्नाययुक्तियोगैः समुपास्यं नित्यमात्महितैः॥३१॥
31. Those who have thus attained right belief, mastered the system of Jaina Philosophy and the rules of logic, and are ever intent on self-evolution, should devote themselves to the acquisition of right knowledge, after having understood it with diligence through scriptures, arguments, and contemplation.
Commentary. Samyaktva, right belief has already been defined and explained at length in the preceding chapter. In this chapter, the author deals with Samyak-Jnana. Knowledge acquired previous to the attainment of Right belief could not be called Right knowledge. पृथगाराधनमिष्टं दर्शनसहभाविनोऽपि बोधस्य । लक्षणभेदेन यतो नानात्वं सम्भवत्यनयोः ॥ ३२ ॥
32. Although Right Knowledge is contemporaneous with Right belief, still it should be separately meditated upon because there is distinction between the two on account of their different characteristics.
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